https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/th...-trump-1168679
American Media Inc., parent company of the National Enquirer, won't be arguing that its "catch and kill" approach to unflattering news about Donald Trump is protected by the First Amendment. On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that AMI has admitted that a $150,000 payment to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal was made in concert with Trump's presidential campaign for the purpose of influencing the election.
In return for this historic admission plus pledges to improve internal compliance to prevent future violations of the federal campaign finance laws, AMI won't be prosecuted.
SDNY revealed the non-prosecution agreement shortly after Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was sentenced to three years for his role in Trump payments to McDougal and Stormy Daniels. He also earned his sentence after lying to Congress about Trump's efforts to build a tower in Russia.
Back in April, The New York Times reported that AMI was facing a federal probe as well as a complaint at the Federal Election Commission. At the time, the company denied that expenditures amounted to illegal campaign contributions and asserted a First Amendment right to run stories — or not run them — as it saw fit. AMI took that position, too, in a since-settled lawsuit brought by McDougal.
The pressure from prosecutors has apparently changed AMI's stance.
According to SDNY, AMI is now offering "substantial and important assistance" in an ongoing investigation.
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12-12-2018, 07:05 PM #1
'National Enquirer' Owner Admits Paying Off Ex-Playboy Model for Donald Trump
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As I said in another thread— did Clinton admit to receiving debate questions to influence the election? How about the media contacts that pumped out nonstop antitrump and pro Clinton bs? Or how twitter admitted to killing all anticlinton ## to influence the election?
See, all you have to do is say to influence the election and you’ve manufactured a crime!!!
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“In the 1990s, Chinese nationals were literally dragging duffel bags of money into the Democratic National Committee as President Clinton allowed sensitive ballistic-missile guidance technology to be transferred to the Chinese government.
No charges. No independent counsel.
Clinton held illegal campaign fundraisers at the White House, where Chinese citizens handed checks directly to White House staff.
Still no charges and no independent counsel.
Videotapes of the White House fundraisers surfaced, featuring the president and vice president glad-handing campaign donors on federal property.
And again, no charges, no independent counsel.
The New York Times' response to Attorney General Janet Reno's refusal to assign an independent counsel to these textbook campaign finance violations was a forceful editorial lightly ribbing Reno for her "blunders."
"Saturday Night Live" was tougher on Reno.”
But...but...OMG....Trump made legal payments to stop whores from extorting him while running for POTUS...and <gasp!> none of its illegal! But we need to keep up the witch hunt!
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